[...]... comprehension, vocabulary, reading, and writing Each nursery rhyme includes a reproducible activity page specific to it Spread the lesson and activities for each rhyme over several days 7 There Was an Old Woman There was an old woman who lived in a shoe She had so many children, she didn’t know what to do So she gave them some broth Then she kissed them sweetly and put them to bed Nursery Rhyme Readers... them to draw a picture of a different kind of home for the old woman and her children Make a bulletin board display of children’s drawings 19 There Was an Old Woman Sight Word Concentration was an old who lived in a she had so many know what to do gave them some of all then and put Nursery Rhymes Readers Teaching Guide • © 2010 Scholastic • 38 there ... chart paper and challenge children to come up with words that rhyme Show them that some of the rhyming words have the same spellings and some have different spellings Some examples are below: there, where, dare, care an, can, man, ran, fan who, do, boo, to, too, two so, know, go, grow, show, no some, come, from then, when, hen, men she, he, we, see, tree, bee, sea old, cold, hold, fold, gold in, pin,... Scholastic • 18 and plenty of bread There Was an Old Woman Learning With the Nursery Rhyme See pages 6–7 for suggested ways to read and share the book with children Then focus on the following activities Nursery Rhyme Readers Teaching Guide © Scholastic Teaching Resources What Should She Do? Invite children to retell the rhyme in their own words Ask, What was the old woman s problem? (She had so many children... what to do.) What did the old woman do? (She gave them some broth and bread and then put them to bed.) Be sure children know that broth is a clear soup Ask children what they think the old woman should do with all those children Encourage them to be creative! Record their ideas on chart paper Which Sound? Copy and distribute the reproducible version of the rhyme Say the word there, emphasizing the /th/... children make a folder of the nursery Mary had a little lamb rhyme pages Provide a blank folder for children to with fleece as white as snow title “My Nursery Rhymes,” and let them decorate And everywhere that Mary went, the lamb was sure to go it Have them insert the nursery rhymes as they read He followed her to school them They can also keep the Nursery Rhyme one day, Reader Log in the folder, as well... there, emphasizing the /th/ sound Have children circle the letters th Then have children find other instances of /th/, circle the letters, and say the words (them, then) Follow the same procedure for /sh/ as in shoe and she, /ch/ as in children, and /br/ as in broth and bread Next, write incomplete words and have children write th, sh, ch, or br to complete the words Use endings such as the following: ... with more than one sound! Sight Word Concentration Reread the rhyme, focusing on the sight words (shown on page 38) Say and point to each word, and have children repeat it Then, copy and distribute the word cards on page 38 and help children cut them apart Have children play Sight Word Concentration in pairs with two sets of cards (Begin with a smaller number of words to make the game more manageable.)... underline or circle the rhyming words on their sheet Also use the pages to have children identify specific letters, words with specific consonants, blends, vowel patterns, phonograms, and sight words (You might wish to enlarge one copy of the rhyme and place it on an easel for children to see.) Some of the lesson pages have specific suggestions for using the reproducible versions of the nursery rhymes... the rhyme, and what they liked most or least Have them retell the rhyme in their own words After reading a nursery rhyme several times, give children a copy of the nursery rhyme reproducible to use for independent reading, for reading in pairs or groups, for classroom activities, and for sharing with family members These pages are a great way to encourage repeated readings, develop fluency, and Mary . READERSREADERS Nursery Rhyme Readers: There Was an Old Woman © Scholastic Teaching Resources 2 There was an old woman Nursery Rhyme Readers: There Was an Old Woman © Scholastic Teaching Resources 3 who. in a shoe. Nursery Rhyme Readers: There Was an Old Woman © Scholastic Teaching Resources 4 She had so many children, Nursery Rhyme Readers: There Was an Old Woman © Scholastic Teaching Resources 5 she. Rhyme Readers: There Was an Old Woman © Scholastic Teaching Resources 6 So she gave them some broth Nursery Rhyme Readers: There Was an Old Woman © Scholastic Teaching Resources 7 and plenty of